Charges Filed After Death In Hit-And-Run Car Accident

Posted By
Scott H. Palmer, P.C.

Every so often, a motorist comes across something on the side of a Texas
road that was not anticipated. Sadly, some passing motorists have the
misfortune of finding the bodies of people who have been struck by vehicles
and were left for dead by the responsible driver. Until that driver is
found, the family of the victim in such a
car accident will not be able to get any closure.

On a recent Thursday at approximately 11 a.m., a phone call was made to
authorities that a body was found on the side of Farm-to-Market Road 2520.
The victim was a 36-year-old man who died from injuries suffered in an
apparent hit-and-run crash. The Texas Department of Public Safety, which
is handling the investigation, determined that the victim had been there
since the night before.

On Sunday, a 20-year-old woman turned herself in to the San Benito Police
Department. She now faces a second-degree felony charge of accident involving
death. The investigation into this tragedy remains ongoing. No further
information regarding the circumstances surrounding the crash was released.

The family of the victim might be able to use evidence gathered in the
criminal case to help prove negligence in any
wrongful death claim they file. The first order of business in any civil action filed in the
aftermath of a car accident is to establish that the defendant or defendants
were negligent. If the family successfully proves negligence to the court,
it might consider making an award of damages allowable under Texas law,
which could help the family with the financial impact caused by the death
of their loved one in this accident.

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